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,,:-=§§£## ##£§§=-:,,
,,,:-=§§£# a secret roundabout: in what used to be #£§§=-:,,,
,,,,:-=§§£ brazil or china. fenced in, secluded by £§§=-:,,,,
,,,,,:-=§§ special plants growing unusually tall. §§=-:,,,,,
,,,,,,:-=§ spelled in by purposeful symmetry, §=-:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:-= roads like symbols, aligned with =-:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:- ley lines. dialed in with well-rounded -:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,: gps coordinates. :,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, ,,, : = : ,,, ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, a dangerous game: the roundabout is ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, important to some large constellation ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,: of intents and bureaucracies. :,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:- governments and companies are creatures -:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:-= in a way. yet people sneak small =-:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,:-=§ between their claws, and hide in the §=-:,,,,,,
,,,,,:-=§§ roadside bushes. they wait there. §§=-:,,,,,
,,,,:-=§§£ £§§=-:,,,,
,,,:-=§§£# vehicles approach; the game is on - #£§§=-:,,,
,,:-=§§£## quickly the people assemble in well ##£§§=-:,,
,:-=§§£### practiced geometries. their bodies make ###£§§=-:,
,,:-=§§£## counter-spells on the asphalt. traffic ##£§§=-:,,
,,,:-=§§£# is instantly diverted, flows in sick #£§§=-:,,,
,,,,:-=§§£ ways, like dogs let loose. symmetry is £§§=-:,,,,
,,,,,:-=§§ lost. §§=-:,,,,,
,,,,,,:-=§ §=-:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:-= cars are ejected into the greens. ships =-:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:- collide. there are many kinds of -:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,: casualties, on both sides. the :,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, spellmakers will not come home. it ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, sickens me, this physical reality of ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, it, but the cause is just. i sneak back ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, over the fense, heading south. ,,,,,,,,,,
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